IV Methadone: When All Else Fails…

[@samannthaswtnss9397]

Methodone saved my life. If gave me the strength to be seven years clean tomorrow. I’m now in college going for a bachelors in executive office administration. I went from homeless and covered in tracks to on the deans list. Methodone gave me my entire life back.

[@Practicalinvestments]

Oh wow dude this is incredibly inspiring I wanna thank you for posting this, ive literally tried everything to get off opiates suboxone and all that stuff (everything but methadone) gives me migraines and nausea all day everyday and I just cant get clean, I want my life back so I can go to school and study and not be sick all the time and I’ve pretty much lost all hope and feel like ive wasted my life and wont ever go anywhere but you give me hope

[@jackiet1612]

Same here, saved my life and I was able to completely turn my life around

[@mickbowe4252]

How can you be on methadone and be clean at the same time? Victimhood is quite a currency.

[@jackiet1612]

@@mickbowe4252 so is ignorance my brother.But that's ok,most people that have never been through anything like addiction will never get it!!! I would love to explain it to you but it would require us to sit down and have an honest and open discussion because it can't be explained to you in one sentence over KZbin.But I'm not even going to waste my time &breath educating anybody,if you want to know how you can be considered clean while on Methadone there is plenty of information about methadone and the opioid addiction out there - google it!This is not a personal attack,but I'm telling you if you never experienced it you don't get it.I'm asking you before you make close minded assumption educate yourself.This is the issue that we're having with addiction,the stigma of it continues because we have close minded people judging and talking about it like they know what they're talking about,yet they don't have the slightest clue because they never been through it.I don't understand how people can judge a situation they have never been through from an outside point of view? But that's ok,those kind of people you need to leave in the dust. In recovery it's so important to have people in your life that support you and are positive and if they're not,don't dwell on it, don't give them a second thought,leave them behind because they will not help you in or with your recovery. People like that will drag and keep you down& make you second guess your shit and you can't afford that.And don't let their judgement affect you in any way especially people that you don't even know,they aren't even in your life why would you care what they think or have to say!!!My suggestion to my brothers and sisters, continue on your way to sobriety whichever way that may be or whatever program works for you.If it works for you & keeps you straight that's all that matters, don't give up & I love y'all

[@DSTULL.]

If you are really stuck on pills and can't stop the cycle of being sick and spending loads of money, methadone can help to stabilize you, but you will be physically addicted to it until you decide to tapper off

[@binaryzero6804]

Methadone saved this soldiers life And mind from pain. Albeit, for the temporary but definitely was crucial in my recovery from ptsd and addiction.

[@dalailarose1596]

It's reassuring to see someone else who knows what it's like, even tho it's a tragedy that you have to suffer. Without Methadone, the nerve pain from my spinal injury would drive me to suicide within minutes.

[@roxannerodriguez7075]

Thank you for your service to your country. 🙌🙏 May God bless you and yours. 💜

[@binaryzero6804]

@@dalailarose1596 no, your not alone.

[@nickbutler123]

I was on methadone for 6 years, got off, best thing i ever did. I can feel again. youre lying to yourself bud you might as well have a script of dilaudid and keep using.

[@jackiet1612]

Thank you for your service

[@johnmarti7842]

I've been on methadone for 38 years. It's horrid and I can't help but feel shame. Sometimes I'll lie and say I've been on 4 or 5 years. I've tried five times to get off methadone but it was extremely hard. I've been clean (except methadone) for about 30 years. Ciao.

[@austyncollins9400]

I am as well Mike I have only been on for 2 years. Stay strong but least try to go down on your dose. Don’t give up bro.

[@ophiolatreia93]

I was on for 14 years i thought that was a lot. You'll get there if you.slop using and reduce meth slow. im on day 4

[@pamburwell3297]

I know exactly what you mean 35 years. Pain manageable and life I don't tell anyone.Noyfb

[@ophiolatreia93]

@@pamburwell3297 I got off it exactly 2 weeks ago. (Off 6ml) Id only been on it about 4 months that time, before was on it 14 years. Its totally doable if you drop say 1 or 2 mls a week. You wont feel hardly anything, until you stop, and you wont sleep for a week. I used to HATE ppl saying part of it was psychological... but second time round I realized its true. It was pretty easy because I wanted to.do it and had done it once before. 50% of it is about fear of how youll feel off it, but like I said reduce slow, and you'll be fine. Obviously if you use any opiates it won't work tho. I wish you luck mate. Btw, detox in the summer. Winter us junkie hell lol

[@crisponzinicallahan1138]

It's worked for 38 years, why would you get off? I did and it was a mistake. I moved from out of state back to NY and the VA dropped me 80mg in one day from 110mg to 30mg took away my take homes just because I moved. I was pissed and just got off. Had as terrible relapse OD'd 5 times. Now I'm back on it, my pain is managed and I don't use illegal drugs. Would you stop taking heart medication? of course not. methadone is no different for you.

[@samueldavis9617]

If it was not for methadone and the pain relief it gives me I would have put a gun in my mouth a long time ago And that is the truth thank you for doctors like you guys.

[@mikesullivan7153]

Me too sam

[@joeyotremba9508]

Sorry about that, glad it helps. Does it control your life? Hope you're doing better?

[@clc-gl4jn]

This is where I have been at but I never tried methadone though I will be soon hopefully. I have my methadone appt this Wednesday and every second of the day that goes by is living hell physically and mentally. It is horrific

[@tonettehinson8998]

Does it make you still sleep sitting or standing & it there treat in needles that you take home? Would they act the same on the meds

[@sryburn641]

@@clc-gl4jn I really do understand what you’re saying. At times I have prayed the Lord to take me home. I learned to actually respect the pain. It’s a mean ol’ bitch.

[@badnewsbruner]

My god, I wish I could find a pain doctor like one of these guys... It's nearly IMPOSSIBLE to get anything other than hydrocodone in Kentucky. I've been to several doctors and pain clinics and all I've ever been given is norco and a muscle relaxer. I finally got tired of trying to find a Dr that cared and enrolled at a methadone clinic. Since that, my quality of life has gone WAY up. My pain has been manageable ever since I found my stable dose. The only downside is that it costs $300 per month... It beats trying to make someone who doesn't really care what happens to you, care how you feel. These guys seem legit though.

[@chicofromph33nix64]

Look into KRATOM

[@pamminer6000]

How do people enroll in methadone clinics? Will they take someone who has been prescribed at a level that actually was able to help me function, or do you have to tell them you are heroin addict? This is the Cruelest, most In-Humane thing our crooked oligarchy has done. They take away the ONE Thing that keeps you functioning and able to work. I'm not really like this but there are some souls that Will see the eternal flames and unbearable torture of being in hell for ever. We need to get a Class Action suit against this regime.

[@chicofromph33nix64]

@@pamminer6000 I found something that works way better than methadone . It's way cheaper n works 100% without any wd if used right. Look into kratom

[@themapsarewrongandthetimel8722]

Best description I have ever read of the hell that is methadone withdrawal. Came down from 135 mgs. to current 22 mgs. and spend half of every 24 hour period so tired I can no longer do simple, needed things for myself, my family and my animals. They all look to me to hurry up and get off so I can get back to being everything to everybody, but I feel I simply have nothing left to give any of us. Raising my husband's grandchildren while he works out of town...he's on it too, and says he will quit as soon as I finish. In "half the time." So far he hasn't reduced one milligram and sleeps round the clock if he's not at work.

[@sometimesometimenot]

shay bulone I’m sure coming off it is unbearable and terrible... but it also saves lives. I think it should be one of the final options, if nothing else works kind of thing.

[@randygunn9499]

I'm 55,struggled with the drugs for a lonnnng time, methadone gave me my life back,truly was the only thing that worked. I tried it all.ALL of it ,no lie methadone and my counselors saved me. I thank you all for that. Peace to all,

[@darklexx2659]

13 year on metadon i cant quit the pain the pain daym wtf is unreal

[@randygunn9499]

@@darklexx2659 hey I would say I feel your pain but I cannot no one knows how we , individually feel with our pain and daily struggles . But I will say stay strong stay well,I also used a couple other exercising things and helped alot but what helped me with my pain was long walks and alot of stretching,sounds crazy I know but it help my physical pain almost immediately!. Hang tough peace be with you. Thank you for your time.peace.

[@darklexx2659]

@@randygunn9499 respect

[@hartleyb8356]

It's so refreshing to see physicians so educated about Methadone! It can truly be a life saving drug when used properly whether for people in severe pain or addiction treatment. Thank you so much for this video! Great job!

[@ophiolatreia93]

Maybe. Not when youre left on it for decades tho. I was on it 14 years and wasnt using most the time. You develop a slavish mentality.

[@tomparker962]

@@ophiolatreia93 what does slavish mean?

[@tomparker962]

@@ophiolatreia93 I been on 50 mil of methadone for about 8 years now it saved me in a way money ect but feel a bit trapped but I'm not complaining because I'm more lucky than some👍

[@Gregthegreat87]

It saved mine too I hate being on it but it saved my life n countless others cuz I would have done anything to not b sick

[@mickbowe4252]

So being on drugs makes you not sick?

[@joeschmoe2663]

Me2,street heroine nowadays is nothing more than fentanyl.I dont want to die playing roulette.ive been on methadone for almost 3 years now,it helped me quit other OPIOIDS,marijuana and nicotine products.

[@benmenzies5205]

yeah just got back on it i still use h but only every three or so days now thanks to methadone

[@glennbarthelemy2443]

These two men are rockstars they tell it like it is straight out no bullshit the truth god bless these guys!!!!!!

[@glennmanchester1568]

Methadone was the worst withdrawal ive ever ever ever experienced and ive been off and on opioid meds for 30 yrs or so . a lot of the time abusing them of course the clinic was awesome and kept me from being sick but when I was guest dosing in a different state they were limited to the amount of time I could guest dose and when time was up I was told they were not accepting new patients and I couldn't go back to fla at that time so 120 mg a day cold turkey wow sick is an understatement for real it is still so vivid 15 yrs ago I never went back to the clinic and would rather just withdraw from heroin when I have to ..

[@PinacoladaMatthew]

thank you for your input. I have a question. I started methadone yesterday, as a short term detox plan from 1 year IM heroin addiction. My starting dose is 10ml/day, it holds withdrawal at bay 80%, my aim is to quit totally, not for maintenance. How do you suggest I should go about this plan? What dosage reduction and timeline should I follow? Thank you.

[@ADOGGBOY]

Very 😢 and I can feel you, I have had the same thing happen. What a nightmare. I'm still on methadone and will be for life as short term as it might be, God bless and keep your head up!

[@younessbotielhassani8215]

Methadone saved my life, after loosing almost everything (I said almost because I almost lost my son), going to the methadone clinic really saved my life, cleaned up myself, got me a job and kept it, taking care of my son and having enough money to get him what he needs and sometimes what he wants .

[@3aeren]

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[@younessbotielhassani8215]

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[@drewstrom75]

As someone who has been on and off MMT and all other opiates and opioids for just about 30 years, this all just seems like noise. If you've dealt with ot all for that long, you know what I'm taking about

[@BushyHairedStranger]

Methadone should be available from your doctor for addiction without having to submit to a scheduled titration taper. If you need Methadone for life so be it. You should get it in six month prescription-twice a year with doctors visits based on need.

[@666wilf]

Here in the UK it takes 5 weeks just to get on it. How many British people die in that 5 weeks due to overdose on heroin.

[@BushyHairedStranger]

@@666wilf In parts of the USA it can take up to one year to get in the door at a methadone clinic. Takes another several days to get dosed. Ultimately I suggest ALL people stay away from opiates, & thats purely based on the way our society currently deals with us that use them, not because of the opium poppy pharmacology. Opiates(straight morphine based opiates not fentanyl) are incredible pain & trauma killers! Unfortunately in this world thats a slippery slope(dealing with ones pain & trauma)those individuals who have ‘short timer opiate exposure’ less than one or two years use should absolutely stop all opiates forever, its just to dangerous and deadly in our world now....

[@samannthaswtnss9397]

No way man it’s the second strongest narcotic known to man. You’re crazy if you think it shouldn’t be regulated to shit. This shit will kill you if you fuck around with it. Ridiculous comment.

[@Sandwich13455]

@@samannthaswtnss9397 what's strongér than methadone and ín what way?

[@stevenruiz2563]

I was so hesitant to join a clinic for years.i always did it cold turkey and Everytime would relapse as some point. Finally I gave it a try. I will say my life is so much better! I thank God for this opportunity, because coming from where I was at there was little life to live for me. Now my mind is much more at peace I have 0 cravings and that goes for more than dope. I quit everything now. I can't even Take the smell alcohol these days! Being on methadone has shown me how unstable I was and how much I depended on whatever substance I can get my hands on, especially fent. My dose in the morning with my cup of coffee is all I need. Once I feel like I've straightened out more in life I will definitely taper down. For sure though I will no longer allow myself to feel guilty for taking care of MY well being. Coming on a year now and it's amazing the difference.

[@semiautomaticinkllc2190]

The pain relief from methadone can be remarkably subtle and since it has such a long half-life it can take days, weeks, or even months or years to realize how much benefit it is providing for pain relief and even then it’s often through discontinuing dosing that you realize what it was doing for you. But the issues with detox and the overwhelming pain and discomfort it causes can confuse this issue.

[@Oakleaf700]

Absolutely.

[@PinacoladaMatthew]

thank you for your input. I have a question. I started methadone yesterday, as a short term detox plan from 1 year IM heroin addiction. My starting dose is 10ml/day, it holds withdrawal at bay 80%, my aim is to quit totally, not for maintenance. How do you suggest I should go about this plan? What dosage reduction and timeline should I follow? Thank you.

[@Oakleaf700]

@@PinacoladaMatthew If I knew THEN {late 1970's} to what I know NOW...I'd never have touched methadone. 10 mgs isn't so much as an induction, if that is ''holding'' for Goodness sakes just don't take any more. It accumulates over days. Why swap an ''Easy'' habit to quit with a Demon?... Heroin is 'easy' to quit compared to a long methadone habit.. and before you know it, you WILL have a methadone habit. Buprenorphine would be a much better choice if 10mg methadone ''Holds''. Just my two pennorth.

[@PinacoladaMatthew]

@@Oakleaf700 thanks you so much for the reply, but sadly Buprenorphine is not available here in Hong Kong. You're right I definitely won't take methadone for more than a months, maybe even less, if I can cope. I'll start reducing 2ml every 3 days, maybe down to 4 ml then drop altogether. What do you think?

[@Oakleaf700]

@@PinacoladaMatthew I'm no doctor...But all you can do is try it and see. Short term is definitely better, the shorter the better... I was on methadone daily for well over three decades, because I just couldn't bear the withdrawal symptoms. No one told me how 'addictive' it was. What you ideally want to avoid is what we call here {UK} ''A double habit'' Eg Methadone & Heroin Methadone & Morphine It's crazy that HK doesn't do buprenorphine.. I'm sure you can get off without too much anguish if you use methadone for a very short term time. Best of luck!

[@EyesonEnforcement911]

Methadone definitely saved my life. Started on 30mg and over the course of a year and a half I got down to 1mg. June 24th, 2021 is officialy the day I quit methadone. I didnt have bad withdrawal symptoms at all! Maybe some mind fog on day 3 and a mild fever that was on and off for about 7 days. I know I was never on a high dose so I cant speak for everybody, but my suggestion would be to very cautiously raise your dose. Goodluck to anybody fighting addiction! Just know that you're not alone !!

[@richardstall4351]

Thanks and good luck on being off the methadone I've been doing methadone maintenance for 5yrs i have to drive a round trip of 62 miles to get my medicine with no family support and no driver license I've been caught driving twice now and went to court I've also had my 68yr Old mother drive me a few times i had bought her a new car that got smashed giving me a ride so she got another new car because of the way i had set up a 3yr warranty that came with the car I added another 3yrs that a total of 6yrs so it covered another car with almost the same amount of miles which was 30+ thousand miles i don't ask anyone to take me and I'm just tired of the place so I'm trying to get Ball's up to Dose out I've got to just get away from the place. Thanks for sharing your story and sry for the long story of my own but after reading your comment and a few other people comment I've definitely decided it's time for me to Move on ☺️. Good Luck 🤞

[@mikesullivan7153]

Richard I got off you can do it!

[@frankardos4211]

Thank you for this encouragement Ruskey! So if I may ask you did you ween down really slowly to get to the 1mg dose? I am at a clinic that will only go as low as 5(so they say their machine only goes that low) and I KNOW that I would have to cut a 5mg dose in half....and so on and so on. So what I'm asking is how long did you stay on 1mg? I REALLY want to get off this stuff. Thank you so very very much friend.

[@EyesonEnforcement911]

@@frankardos4211 You got this! So I tried going down 1mg a week. Once I got down to my last 5mg it took a bit slower, like going down 1mg every 2 weeks or so. I actually only stayed on 1mg for like 2 days. I was on 2 mg and just got so fed up with it and just decided it's time to quit. Never looked back since! Even at 5mg, it's very doable. Ask your pharmacist if they can add 5mg methadone to a cup (since its the minimum) and use a syringe to get lower doses. If you have any more questions or concerns feel free to let me know!

[@mcren6781]

Ah doctors, saying a lot while saying very little. Everybody terrified of being sued or saying something incredible now days.

[@davidkruse4030]

They are also dumbing this down

[@Prettymisskay]

Leslie say methadone has done more bad than good in my life and now I’m just stuck I feel like I’m just living like the same shit every day I have to get up and go to the clinic and do what they want groups etc. and they want you to get jobs and get better so they say but when you start to get better you don’t have that time to do groups and go every day in the morning so you get a job and it’s 5 to 6 or even seven till five it doesn’t matter because you have to dose in between certain hours so you get screwed You’ll be doing good and then you’ll be getting in trouble and thrown off because you missed a few days because you have to work and the time doesn’t fit the schedule. It’s really hard.

[@kamilpawlowski547]

Hi everyone qm on 30ml and is hard too live yhe 30ml i nide help i will like too be clear

[@patriciadavidovic8265]

You have a pretty normal life if you stay on your dose, bht if you want to get off it... Its the worst nightmare. I want so bad to get off it. And i dont know how ill do that. Worst part, and ive never seen ANY VIDEO is that no one tells you anything about iv ing methadone pills.

[@Sandwich13455]

Well orally oñe absorbs 44/99 % óf a dose so iv'ing méth ísnt neédéd for the most Part.

[@kmkcopkiller]

Dose can and definitely should be adjusted more than once a week especially during adjustment peroids. This has to be stressed if i was in pain and had to wait a week bthat would be cruel...3 days is more than enough to know how a medication is affecting you.

[@stephenflowers8516]

I've used Methadone several times and I have yet run into any professionals( literally throughout the country ) that actually treats you with a real sense of compassion.

[@deadbeats4894]

Been to clinics all over the country. They're all the same. They don't care about you, it's just a job for the counselor and Dr. If you don't have money for day oh well, come back when you got cash. I've had heroin dealers that were less of a hassle than most places. The Drs only let you go so high, even though the game has completely changed with fentanyl.

[@matthewcunningham1810]

I broke my neck sleepwalking on Ambien now paralyzed and in chronic pain currently my Dr. prescribes 30mg morphine sulfate twice a day 10mg oxycodone 4x day and it barely take the edge off he wants me to go on methadone however he claims he will limit me to 100mg only my question is I accept I will always have chronic pain but will I ever be a little bit more pain free on methadone.

[@nomadman1066]

Sounds like Ambien needs a lawsuit

[@brookehammett2420]

That's horrible. I'm sorry that happened to you!

[@mattske5286]

Matthew Cunningham Here in Australia the average dose is between 8ml/40mg to 12ml/60mg anything above would be considered a big dose.

[@angustate1829]

100mg of methadone is way way more then what you're currently receiving. I'm sure he meant that's the limit of his prescribing power and would start you at 30mg and adjust.

[@madisonw1191]

100mg of methadone is the most the doctor can give you and yes that would be stronger than what you're taking . If you wish to go higher in your dose of methadone you can go to a clinic like I do and they can split your dose eventually if you want

[@kevinsmith9502]

Been on methadone 7 years was at 80 mg now at 35 mg .It’s the lesser of two evils as far as I’m concerned

[@brandonpennington1983]

I took methadone for 7 or 8 years but I switched to subutex/suboxone in 2012 and it is not even close to the withdrawal of methadone. If your gonna go on methadone please be ready to stay on it or almost die from withdrawal when coming off. That depends on how long you take it tho.

[@James-eo8no]

once you hit the right dose ,DO NOT KEEP GOING UP. go down 5 mg every 27 days.

[@1savdsoul439]

Im in loads of pain every day from a six car pile up on the interstate. For 10 years Ive been on 90 mg of oral morphine daily but when we relocated to Texas after retirement from the military we were turned away by our selected pain clinic. Others wouldn’t even see me. Said they did not prescribe opioids. I cant get anything but gabapantin and toprimate. Addicts apparently have access to endless supplies of methadone because its just too hard to completely quit? So for the last few months, like everyone that was prescribed opioids for chronic pain and then cut off cold, Ive been trying not to let my thoughts go dark, taper what is left of my dwindling rx and suffer excruciating nerve pain. My prayers go out to all my brothers and sisters out there suffering through this hell we have been forced to deal with. I try to think about how once we are forged in fire we will be stronger. I do trust God. Listening to praise music has been very healing to me. It has pulled me though some of the worst moments.

[@jonathanbuckingham1881]

Can't imagine and so sorry to hear how the ppl who truly suffer from chronic pain have the govt choose for y'all that it's better for y'all to live with chronic pain than take opiates and possibly become addicted....Who are they to choose what's best for YOUR life and what quality you have ...Pisses me off that govt has forced Drs how to treat there paitents 🤬🤬...Don't live with pain unless you choose too...Sounds like your only option is Methadone clinic but 100 mgs of methadone a day is way better n stronger for pain than 100 mgs of morphine pills a day .. Methadone is stronger plus last long time ..Hope this helps

[@jamesdavis7399]

Omg would u plz jus shut up

[@1savdsoul439]

@@jamesdavis7399 satan makes us believe we need things we don’t. He is a liar and a bully. To God we are all. He makes beauty from what satan means for evil.

[@MissHawes0187]

Oral morphine isn't very strong....go get on a methadone program. You've been on opiates for 10 yearz...you qualif

[@carlcook1445]

What if you are on 150 mg methadone and need major surgery?

[@azrael4771]

Then they'll give you pain meds because methadone takes away getting the high from it. But it still allows the opiates to take away pain, just no high

[@nastygoat]

Clean, Stable, Employed. Over 7 years straight because of Methadone.

[@glennmanchester1568]

You guys with the kratom stuff I lost two people who were doing a decent amount of kratom and they decided to get high one day on a nothing little line of heroin that normally would be a little buzz for even anyone that didn't take opoids but at least one of them I Know had a decent tolerance and they are both gone they saw a 15 mg oxycodone is enough to kill you they interact really badly with the high levels of whatever that main ingredient is in the kratom I forgot but listen don't listen it's on you just putting it out there if it helps God bless

[@elkarose9371]

there may have been fentanyl in that line....... just saying.

[@Ketannabis]

It ain't the Kratom brother... its the Fent. Like he^ said

[@texashomeimprovement8751]

100 percent fentanyl

[@biglee3310]

Sound like fety in that lime

[@brianmcmoolah3657]

Very good advice. Methadone saved than ruined me. I detoxed cold turkey off 200mg and xanax siezures and all. Best decision I ever made. I'm almost at 70 days now. STILL hurtin

[@ashthrice6s]

Wow, 70 days. That's awesome, Stay strong. Good luck.

[@Sandwich13455]

Did you make ít 🆗 ?

[@will_der_dude]

... such a dumb dangerous thing to do

[@judowrestlerka]

In 2022, most doctors are just giving up on treating chronic pain. They are afraid of getting arrested and losing their license to practice. Sickening

[@azrael4771]

So many people suffering it breaks my heart. And if they try to buy percocet off of the streets for horrific pain they'll probably od on fentanyl

[@HalfLifeOfHumanity]

When will the USA follow the rest of the western world and allow PCPs to prescribe methadone, rather than limiting patients to methadone clinics so sparse, so far and few between, that patient accessibility is deeply cut lower than the low it’s already at? The United Kingdom and Canada both allow physicians, especially PCPs, to prescribe methadone just like suboxone and it is something objectively beneficial to increasing patient induction/intake, patient retention, patient sobriety levels, patient quality of life, and vastly increasing patient autonomy to find their best fit for healthcare provider for MAT. Why have we limited America’s patients to Methadone clinics over PCPs when there is no competition that clinics face and thus they have no incentives to offer proper care and quality treatment? We have allowed Methadone Assisted Treatment to become monopolized because most OUD sufferers only have one Methadone clinic within a 20 mile radius of their home (a distance as high as 100s of miles to the closest clinic in rural areas). Most of these people are at rock bottom when they get sober, thus most don’t have vehicles to even drive with. Why impede patient access to MAT when PCPs are exponentially more accessible and available relatively everywhere? And America has anti-Monopoly laws because of the dangers of any one company monopolizing their niche, such as poor quality products due to lack of competition offering alternative access to the same product. For profit Clinics in America have been on the rise, inversely proportionate to non-profit clinics which are on the decline . The Methadone industry as a whole is becoming more successfully and profitably exploitative of the needs of people with Opioid Use Disorder, but the quality of care is not increasing proportionally. The quality of care has also been inversely proportionate to the increase in for-profit Clinics. This increase stems largely from a recent trend I have noticed where large corporate conglomerates are buying up huge swathes of smaller chain and single institution Methadone clinics and truly moving Methadone clinics towards absolute monopoly. With PCP-prescribed Methadone, patients would be granted infinitely more options to choose from, creating dozens to hundreds of physicians to choose from rather than being restricted to one clinic as the only option, maybe two if you’re lucky. Competition is necessary within America’s capitalist free market to incentivize the creation of quality products. But the policies that allow only methadone clinics to prescribe methadone, policies which were drafted during and by the Nixonian-era of anti-addict stigma and dehumanization politics, have created something uniquely exploitable, uncompetitive, easily monopolized, corruptible, fraudulent, and worse that offers an increasingly poor quality treatment that is just sinking lower and taking the lives of many OUD patients down with its sinking quality level. Suboxone was approved as a form of OUD treatment in 2000, free of those toxic politics steeped in more grossly conspicuous stigma towards addicts in American presidential history. But had it been approved in the 1960s like Methadone, we would surely see Suboxone clinics alongside Methadone clinics today. It is degrading to have to “face dose” at 6 years into committed sobriety with clean drug screens to back up the honest truth; that despite my devoted lifelong sobriety, I am still subject to face dosing and the humiliation, degradation, condemnation, confidence destruction and worse that it causes due to the nature of face dosing. Face dosing is a practice that is inherently distrustful of the patient’s ability to take their medication as prescribed in a way that no other medicine in America is prescribed. And where some clinics are run with respect towards their patients, I am restricted to a clinic that treats their patients with indignity across the board from active OUD sufferers to the newly sober to those in the longest of term sobriety . I am forced to feel shame and indignity as a human being by my own clinic for the foreseeable future because of how few clinics exist, and how many of those small few are owned by the same company, I have no options, whereas PCP prescribed methadone would offer me countlessly more MAT provider options to be able to live a lifelong sober life with self-respect and freedom to live a normal life waking up at home with my daughter as a single father. Not to mention the patient-physician relationships where the Methadone-prescribing PCP would have infinitely more detailed, individualized and personal knowledge of their patients identity, their needs and how to most effectively and respectfully treat their patients. This is a level of treatment care quality and efficacy that a Methadone Clinic Patient could never hope to receive while meeting once yearly with a doctor who doesn’t remember you among their 1,000 other patients at the same clinic. The clinic level of care is made all the worse by the stigma and bias bakes into the methadone clinic’s essential functions and policies from the stigma and bias. The influx of patients willing to enter treatment who were afraid of methadone due to the current nature of its administration being seen as “liquid handcuffs” uniformly by nearly all OUD sufferers, both active and sober. Patients would succeed in retention as well as quality of life improvement by being seen and prescribed methadone by a doctor who knows them, respects them where it is deserved , and can give them the best treatment, and thus the best chance of survival, sobriety, long term and lifelong success, prosperity, and many benefits to both the individual and the society they live in within.

[@jesselucero4581]

So i used 10-20mg daily of methadone in pill form and it was perfect. Is 10mg in liquid methadone the same? Anyone know?

[@tiatokkesdal1745]

Yes. Some will say different but I 100% believe it does.

[@jesselucero4581]

Tia Tokkesdal Thanks for responding, from what I can tell from taking the liquid the last couple of days as I think that it is a little bit weaker than the pill form. Like instead of needing 20 mg in pill form I need about 30 to 40 in liquid to equal the same affect

[@tiatokkesdal1745]

Jesse Lucero it could be true. I hear it all the time. I haven’t had the pills for several years but I also feel like some places can even offer stronger liquid methadone as well. Is it a case of our minds just getting to us or can you really feel a difference? Ya know.

[@209er2]

10 mg is 10 mg it's all the same. Were you prescribed these pills or were you just buying them off the srreet?

[@jesselucero4581]

Mason C. It's Definitely not the same, at least not the way my body is metabolizing it. I was prescribed the pills and now I'm prescribed the liquid but the i take much more of the liquid to have the same effect.

[@aleph8504]

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[@astridsmith5273]

Al Eph I agree

[@pauldaniels2179]

What does he mean 5000 mg Did he just say that

[@CookDogosNZ]

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[@bigmastiffped3911]

Iv bin on metherdon for over 23 years now iv moved to suboxone I feel like iv just woken up from a long sleep it's so weird don't get me wrong metherdon saved my life

[@duramaxdad]

Richard Pedley relatable. Long sleep. Haven’t tried Suboxone

[@jordanhess2061]

I've been on it for 3 1/2 years now and for the last year my teeth have really went downhill did you notice any dental side effects ?

[@bigmastiffped3911]

Iv lost all my teeth but I now it was my fault not metherdone I lived on the streets for a very long time

[@jordanhess2061]

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[@duramaxdad]

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[@bigmastiffped3911]

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[@ophiolatreia93]

Jesus. I dont know where to start with that comment. You're totally right tho. I dont think being left on it for decades is good tho.

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[@kallah4999]

@@tylerp5093 "Rong", or you mean wrong?

[@kallah4999]

@@jfkdidntlos791 You mean "methadone"?

[@victoriaharshman8539]

Very helpful. Thank you!

[@seanmcguire7974]

I've never heard iv methadone

[@karanara6740]

My addiction is older than these guys

[@azrael4771]

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[@ricardovelchi5760]

No way 5,000 mg of oral methadone? He surely meant to say 500

[@malcolml3202]

No he’s right my brother had cancer is dead now he was on 7000mg of morphine dilorded oxy here in Australia then the doctor put him on a large dose of methadone it worked well for him

[@jstrani7001]

Methadone saved my life!!!

[@madisonw1191]

Suboxone/100mg of methadone max and Adderall and bEnzo's is a good idea

[@crisponzinicallahan1138]

I did that but with valium. It was great but that was out of state. That's NEVER gonna happen for you in NY.

[@crisponzinicallahan1138]

Its an idea also I don't know if its a good idea for most people.

[@madisonmacmillan8680]

CBD and THC oil really helped me get off methadone

[@josephsims3042]

How

[@davidkruse4030]

@@josephsims3042lol by using it. Thc cbd definitely helps during tapering and withdrawal.

[@pamminer6000]

Is IV the only way this can be taken? I thought that it could be drank in very small amounts of koolaid. With this new law I am going to a new pain management Dr. I'n the past I had been lowered slowly over a very long time, but for the 1st time ever I went through withdrawal enough to know I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I Know there are various thing that can minimize withdrawal, and What I heard about that horrible law is no more than 30 milligram, but I heard at least 2 drs. using the word 90. Are those 2 different amounts, or in totally different measurements? My goal is to be as pain free as possible and try to get with other people that have endured this inhumane treatment to bring a suit against the Fed. Gov.because for causing millions of the disabled so much grief. I have heard there are even skyrocketing suicides. Also I don't know what kind of things are available to take for not having withdrawal.

[@brrndn7898]

It's a liquid in most cases. Been on methadone for 3 years started on colorless sugar free liquid and my clinic just changed to cherry flavored syrup

[@brrndn7898]

It comes in pills , liquid , and I believe iv ampules

[@annamariemicono8680]

brrndn taking that cherry liquid every day man. It starts to taste so bad. 5 years and I can barely stomach the smell of it. Idk why.

[@sweetestdesire7093]

I been on 80ml for 2 years drinking green physepotone

[@luckyluciano2848]

@@sweetestdesire7093 I'd rather get the green lm on cherry

[@morgonaarchuleta2690]

LISTEN I TELL U WHAT U NEED TO KNOW... EITHER SUBS OR METHADONE FOR OPIATES BUT HERE IS THE THING, YOU CAN GET HIGHER AND THAT IS THE PART WHERE UNHAVE GOT TO BE STRONG AND CUT BACK RIGHT THEN AND DONT STAY ON IT MORE THEN 6 WEEKS. IF YOU DO, GOOD LUCK U WILL BE GOING FOR LIFE 70%+ DO.

[@pamburwell3297]

To many clinics just for $

[@leolehder7043]

Methadon is like a Prison , use a low dosis , and don't ask about your Dosis , Same if you stop with Methadon so do it blind .

[@hartleyb8356]

I agree with you Mr. Hyde! My whole reason for going on MMT was to get off of illicit opioids, get a stable dose where I don’t have daily cravings and thankfully to methadone, it helps my daily pain from having 13 brain surgeries & 200+ spinal taps. I’ll probably be on it forever and I don’t care what anyone thinks about it.

[@Mauro-ot2ux]

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[@azrael4771]

And suboxone

[@tylermurphy420]

Oxycontin oxyneo are better for real pain .

[@DANTEANDOLINI]

why Hitler lost the Russian front. Hit of good gear, I'm playing guitar, cooking. clean up. I'm active. Methadone makes you lazy. So when Hitler's heroin supplies were running low, his chemists made this. Not good for fighting a war. Good, however for a government that wants the addict not to be so active. Government hand cuffs. Oral Morph or codeine phosphate. or good gear depending where in the world I am. Methadone good for sleep.

[@AV-uv9kx]

Hitler never took methadone. He was given shots of methamphetamine. Totaly different. But methadone is horible. It's toxic to nerve cells unlike classic opiates. Its a horid drug to be on for any length of time

[@chrismorris9882]

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[@JPII]

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[@elizabethhurray2784]

Methadone is public zombie control

[@ADOGGBOY]

WTF are they even talking about Methadone has NO SENSE OF HUMOR?

[@yourstruly-ep6jk]

That people don’t take it serious, people laughing it off saying it’s just like any other opioids and there trying to say it’s not like any other

[@jaimedelossantos8427]

They mean getting off methadone will make u regret ever hearing of it....deathly sick.

[@adamisaac4685]

5000mg!!?!?! Yikes!

[@mealex303]

no1 has ever taken that and lived no way I'm on 90ml and I pass out most of the day

[@joshlucas9394]

I'm on 140mgs daily. And I'm sick if it

[@jordanhedington2421]

You have my sympathies, and my respect. It’s not easy. Hmu If you ever need a friend to talk to man, cheers mate

[@GudJonnyCakes]

Well thats your fault for saying yes when the dr asked if you wanted to go up in dose

[@staceymoral4289]

it's a great place to be bcs now you will do whatever it takes to be off it.. the high life without drugs is the best way to live

[@madisonw1191]

Bupe and benzos is an option u can add adderall to it too

[@staceymoral4289]

@@GudJonnyCakes u cant judge.. I have no idea of anyone's variables.. etc.. and many of us had no idea what being an addict was we're getting addicted meant we have no idea most of us just wanted to be out of pain and make the pain stop so how dare you how dare you judge and get the checks out of out of people's suffering by saying things like that stop being hurtful to people who are already hurting and suffering it's bad enough being in pain but it's a zillion times worse when you have to add an addiction to that pain

[@ryanlister2433]

??When you say it has no sense of humor, do you mean it won't agonise the mu receptor?

[@jjffgh5582]

No it's very effective at that. They mean if you give too much you'll hurt or even kill the patient quickly as opposed just getting them high and/or very dizzy.

[@Ketannabis]

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[@andrelchavez]

6:26 methadone Mondays? really? and you're a professional huh? so let's keep the addicted out there even longer trying to get stabilized right? who knows when that person gets that one last fentanyl bag and their gone. sounds like a great plan doc. methadone Mondays, wow, soooooo stupid! the feds will allow you to go to 20mgs a day, but you're saying NO, only once a week, that's nonsense and your know it. a seasoned opiate addict has a tolerance and needs to be treated accordingly. I'm gonna start my own campaign... let the afflicted speak! they've been in the trenches dying for way too long. #methdonereform2025

[@WookHarlem]

Wtf does it has no sense of humour mean

[@marsharowaihy6725]

5,0000 milligrams of morphine, how was the person still alive?

[@leolehder7043]

5,000 mg. is about 1.3 gr. Pure Heroin . 5,oooo is 10 time more about 13 gr. pure Heroin , I don't believe ,but is possible.

[@marsharowaihy6725]

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[@ophiolatreia93]

He wasnt. That would kill any man

[@ophiolatreia93]

250-400 is gonna 100% kill most meth users ...50,000 tho? I call bullshit.

[@ophiolatreia93]

Oh thought u meant meth

[@elizabethferrari1346]

Why keep saying humor?

[@joenewlin4935]

No drug has a sense of humor. Ps. Satan.

[@jamboalive4208]

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[@billybob-wf3fq]

i love that! Metha-don't! I've went to methadone clinics 5 times in my life and ONLY because i couldn't get anything. and when i could i knew it would be a waste of money cuz i wouldn't get that feeling, that's what i got addicted to is the "euphoricness" i think all of us did, what else is good about pain meds except non-addicts they like to kill pain so they can work etc.. it makes me wonder how these ppl didn't get addicted...but back to what i was sayin, oh and I'm sorry to say, and ik ppl will argue this but i could care less. but if your using methadone, your still an addict cuz methadone gives that feeling for awhile, it quit for me. then i quit cold turkey camping one summer and that was it for methadone! now I'm on suboxone (which makes me an addict also) but I'm trying to get off all this stuff, klonopin, Adderall.. when ppl say I'm clean I'm not an addict, that's ok to say your clean but your still an addict. you'll always be one. i like the term "former addict" i really don't care what ppl think about me being an addict, i took the wrong road. but if they took a poll on how many addicts and how many that are not i think us addicts would win! which is a shame, we are still human beings that don't need put down, that makes me wanna USE! im just being truthful and everybody is entitled to their opinion and i respect that even though i might disagree. and we all have our war story which could help others out! but i don't think these 2 doctors are magnificent. that's my opinion on that. like it or not, till i quit suboxone, and psych meds ill be an addict just cuz its prescribed don't mean its ok, just hope one day i can say "im a former addict" truth hurts but its been so long since i been happy. :(

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[@barneyronnie]

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[@erickabeard8368]

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